Benzine pocket lighter



Nov'. 26, 1935. A. KINZINGER BENZINE POCKET LIGHTER Original Filed Feb. 28, 1929 Patented. Nov. 26,1935 Y 2,022,228 BENZINE PooKn'r LIGHTER Adolf Kinzinger, v PlEoi-zheinri, Germany, assigno r 7 to Art Metal Works, Inc., Newark, N. a corrationoi' New Jersey' Application; February 28, lsza seriai No. 343,335.

Renewed February 7, 1935. 'In, Germany-Jannary 25, 1929 qo a s. (01. pm)

vThis invention relates to benzine pocket lightersinwhich the ignition sparks are-produced'by a friction wheel rotated on a cerium iron stone. In this invention the transmissionzof the oscillating movement of the arm to the wheelis eiiected by means of -a controlling mechanism so that the friction wheel is only rotated at the lifting ofthe wick cap, whereas it-remains stationary when the wick cap is being closed. 1 i

vOn the top cover aofjthe body b of the pocket lighter the wind screen d is: removably mounted by means of a screw 0. Under the wind screen the wick sleeve 'e anditheguide -sleeve ,f of the ignition ping project upwardly. The windscreen d forms thebearings for the turning axles h and i of the pressure lever k and of the oscillatable arm 1 of the wick cap m. The movableparts k, I,

m can therefore be removedwith the wind screen The main advantage of. this invention consists d-from the lighter bocb' b so that the wick sleeve i in that it does not require the wickprojectingat e is entirely exposed-for, cleaning and, the like. one of the. ends of the top cover of the lighter The pressure lever is hasftwo arms and carries body but permits ofits being approximately in on the arm projecting into the wind screen d the centre thereof. Thewick sleeve and therea toothed portion k .The oscillatable arm Zis l5 fore the flameare situated in the centre of the provided with a toothed portion 1 in engagement air space of thiscap between the axle of the with the toothed portion kl of the, wick lever'k.

@ pressure lever and ofthe oscillatable arm of the By depressing, the. pressure lever is in the, diwick cap. Combustion air'can flow freelytoithe rection-A (Fig. 4) .it performs a turning movefiame from all sides and it no longer flickers and ment in the direction B. This causes the ossmokes. cillatable am No turninthe opposite direction The invention consists in that the two oscillatable parts, viz. the pressure lever and the arm of the wick cap, turn in opposite directions. The turning axles are no longer closetogether. That of theoscillatable arm for the wick cap is near the end. of the top cover of the lighter body where the mouth of the wicktubewas formerly situated-and this mouth approximately at the point wheretheaxle of the pressure lever for the wick cap was formerly arranged.

The fitting of a wind screen on the lighter no longer forms an obstruction and the wind cap can advantageously form the bearings for the revolving axles, for which in all known lighters of this kind, special flaps on the-top cover plate of the lighter body had to be provided.

An embodiment of the invention is shown by way of example, in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 shows a front elevation of the lighter, the wind screen being removed, so that the gear wheels transmitting the movement of the pressure lever to the oscillatable arm 01' the wick cap,

is visible.

Fig. 2 shows a rear elevation of Fig. 1, the wind screen being removed, so that the control mechanism transmitting the rotation of the oscillatable arm of the wick cap to the friction wheel is visible.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of Fig. 1 from the side where the pressure lever is situated.

Fig. 4 is a similar front elevation to Fig. l'the wick cap being however lifted.

Fig. 5 shows a plan view' of Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 a top plan view of Fig. 1.

C wherebythis latter assumes a position in the wind.. screen d; so that the wick cap m which is thereby-lifted oil 1 the wick e will no longer be moved as formerly away from pressure lever k. This opening oscillation which is limited by a stop bar 01 mounted on the wind screen d, also causes the rotation of the friction wheel .11 through a detent 0- (Fig. 2) 'oscillatably mounted on the oscillatable arm '1 which engages in and rotates the ratchet wheel p secured to the friction' wheel n thereby producing the ignition sparks which ignite the benzine gas emitted from the wick e On the pressure A releasing, the spring q comes into operation and forces the pressure lever k into the inoperative position shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 6. By this oscillation the wick cap m is also again placed over the wick sleeve e. The closing oscillation of these two oscillatable elements It and l is thereby limited and the wick cap m, under the pressure transmitted from the spring q through the toothed portions W, 1 onto the packing plate e sits on the wick sleeve e and tightly encloses the same preventing evaporation of the fuel. Owing to this closing oscillation of the oscillatable arm I the detent 0 slides back over the teeth of the ratchet wheel p without engaging with the same. Consequently the friction wheel 11. does not rotate during the closing oscillation of the oscil-' latable arm I.

It will be seen from the drawing that the wick sleeve e is situated near the longitudinal central axis of the lighter body b and therefore within the air space of the windscreen d.

of the pocket lighter, and a wick sleeve arranged between said axles and at the center of said wind screen.

2. A lighter as specified in claim 1, in which the wick sleeve is arranged in proximity to the longitudinal central axis of the lighter body and the pivot axle of the oscillatable' armcarrylng the wick cap is near one end of the top cover of the lighter body. r l

3. A benzine pocket lighter comprising a body and cover, a wind screen removably mounted 'on the cover, a wickextending throughthe cover, igniting mechanism for the wick carried'by the wind screen and bodily removable-with the latter and including a lever having rack teeth "at-one end and a pivotally mounted cover member overlying the wick and having rack teeth engageable with the lever teeth, I Y

4. A benzine pocket lighter comprising a body and cover, a wind screen removably mounted on the cover, a wick extending through the cover, igniting mechanism for the wick'carried by'the wind screen and' bodily" removable with the latter andincluding a lever having rack teeth at one end and a pivot'ally mounted cover member overlying the wick and having rack teeth engageable with the lever teeth, the poi'nt'of engagement of the rack teeth being laterally of the wick whereby upon pressure upon the lever, the arm and lever swing in opposite directions to open positions;

5. A benzine pocket lighter comprising a body and cover, a wind screen removably mounted on the cover, a wick extending'through the cover, igniting mechanism for the wick carried by the wind screen and bodily removable with thelatter and including a lever having rack teeth atone end and a pivotally mounted cover member overlying the wick and having rack "teeth engageable with the lever teeth, the point of engagement of the rack teeth being laterally of the wick whereby uponpressure on the lever, the arm and lever swing in opposite directions to open positions and an ignition device operated by the pivoted arm.

6. A pyrophoric lighter comprising a fuel receptacle having a finger piece, a wick, a snufier and a sparking wheel mounted on the top wall of Said receptacle and disposed substantially in line, said finger piece having a finger engaging portion disposed near one upper corner of said receptacle and said finger piece being confined substantially to the space above the receptacle whereby the side walls of the receptacle are free of operating mechanism and may be grasped in the hand of the user with his thumb in position to operate the finger piece, said wick being interposed between the finger piece, and the snuffer and-sparking wheel whereby the sparking wheel and snuffer are on-the side of the wick which is remote from the finger piece, and said snuffer member being pivoted over the top of the receptacle to swing upwardly to open position in a direction away from said finger piece, and means connecting said finger piece and snuffer and sparking iwheel whereby when the finger piece is operated the snuffer is swungupwards away from the wick in the direction above described, and the sparking wheel is turned to ignite the wick.--'-"' "l; A pyrophoric lighter comprising a fuel receptaclethavinga finger piece, a wick, a snufier and a sparking wheel mounted on the top wall of said receptacle and disposed substantially in line, said finger piece having afinger engagingportiondisposed near and above one upper corner of said'receptacle wherebythe side walls of the receptacle are free of operating mechanism and maybe grasped in the handof the user with his thumb inposition to depress the finger piece, said .wick being interposedbetween the finger piece; and the snufier and sparking wheel whereby the sparking wheel and snufter are on the side of the wick which is remotefrom the finger piece, and said snufier member being, pivotedover the top of the receptacle to swing upwardly to open position in a-direction awaypfromv said finger piece, and means'connecting said finger piece and Jsnufier and sparking wheel whereby when the fingerpiece. is depressed the snufier, is swung upwards away from the wick in the direction above described, and-the sparking wheel is turned to ignite the wick. a l

p i 7 ADOLF KINZINGER.

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